Anna VA Polesny's working fiber art studio with exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide most recently the Museum of Art and Design in NYC, next fall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Anna also presents ideas, discussions, workshops regarding art and life experiences.Website: www.annavapolesny.com

Successfully engineered the “turn around” of a Baroque Orchestra and Chorus in “founder transition”  Recruited new Artistic Director Tripled the size of the Board with skilled academics and business professionals. Increased programs from 4 chamber concerts/annum to 5 choral/orchestral concerts and 7 chamber offerings/annum plus a variety of contracted concerts throughout the region. Initiated a National Prize Winning (Early Music America) Concert Education Program dovetailing Arcadia’s Baroque concerts with MA 5th garde Colonia America social studies curriculum, including teacher education workshops, concert related lesson plans, preview performances, free attendance for families. 1000 students from Springfield Schools participated. Implemented multilayered fundraising and marketing programs.  Reduced debt of 25% of annual budget to cash flow representing 25% of annual budget.  Increased per concert audience by 350%. Created partnerships with business, professional, non profit and educational communities.

Managed all executive aspects of a 38 concert /yr. chamber music nonprofit: recipient of a $50,000 MCC Endowment Grant and twice winner of ASCAP and CMA “Adventurous Programming” Award. Designed and implemented a multi-layered fundraising and marketing program. Identified and wrote grants. Supervised staff. Advised Artistic Directors in program, benefit and special event design. Negotiated contracts. Recruited and reported to a 24 member Board of Directors; Oversaw the budget.  Increased annual contributed income by 360% and earned income by 255%. Increased total attendance by 400% and per concert attendance by 150%. Expanded annual musical offerings from 17 to 44 including a school program of 14 concerts in Franklin County partnered with the New England Conservatory.  Successfully “took over/turned around” Music In Deerfield increasing subscriptions by 900%, attendance by 480%. Created partnerships of financial and institutional support with major local institutions including Smith College, Deerfield Academy, Historic Deerfield. Marketed regionally: Regularly featured in New York Times “Critic’s Choice,” New Yorker’s “Out of Town,” the Boston Globe and all local newspapers.